Samantha Day and Suzie West
Class Dates:
Adult Dance Class: Monday 10- 1130am Harbour House, Kingsbridge is a fun mix of contemporary, jazz and ballet. Adult and Dance student class Wednesday evening Kingsbridge Community College tbc E-Scape Youth Dance Company for 13- 17 yr olds. Contemporary creative and performance training Friday 7- 8.30pm fortnightly. Kingsbridge Community College Can offer workshops for Secondary & Primary Schools as well as sessions for care homes, dance agencies, councils etc.
Relevant Dance Training and Qualifications:
Samantha Day - Degree in Dance, PGCE Secondary School Dance Suzie West - Degree in Dance and Theatre, PGCE Secondary School Dance Sarah Farrow Jone - Degree in Dance, Dance Therapy Qualification Clair Beckett - Degree in Dance
Recent Projects:
Grass Is Greener - A performenace project incorporating local film makers and dancers to create a live multi media performance. The piece was perfomed as a duet for merge 2, a large commuinity dance project for ICCI 360 and is now a touring trio. Collective Perspectives: A creative project for professionals and enthusiasts in the South Hams. The project begins with two local writers in a seperate selected landscapes creating a piece of work that is then passed on for interpretation by dancers, photographers, painters and film makers. Some of the stages in the process will be a starting point with young gifted and talented students and the adult community. Breaking Boundaries - A current project in the creative phase alongside Just for Funk to develop a sustainable and expressive dance vocabulary with a mix of contemporary and b - boying. A performance for touring from march and also education and community work attached.
A professional dance company passionate about making high quality dance accessible, sustainable and inspiring. The company run a three tiered approach with their unique qualifications and experiences meaning that their company repertoire filters through their community and educational projects. Bridging East Cornwall, Plymouth and the South Hams the company run parallel programmes across the South West and focus on sharing, networking and collaborating within Devon and Cornwall.
Ethos:
Professional: Local professional dancers collaborating with home grown talent to create current, inspiring high quality work for local touring.
Community: Engaging local adults, youth and families in dance as performers, enthusiasts, audiences and young leaders.
Education: Company members currently engaged in secondary and primary school education as dance teachers, SSCO’s, and free lance artists for primary, secondary, college and university.
Dance Style(s):
All Dance Styles/Ballet/Creative/Contemporary/Dance and Disability/Dance and Older People/Early Years Dance/Improvisation/Jazz/Salsa/Social Dancing/Street Dance/Youth Dance
Category(s):
Dance Groups/Companies
CRB checked?:
yes
Public Liability Insurance:
yes
Location:
Based in South West Devon and East Cornwall
Website:
Contact Name:
Contact: Samantha Day and Suzie West
Telephone: 07825373775 / 07532361267
eMail: samanthadukes@hotmail.com /dancinghoneyed@yahoo.co.uk
